The film is based on real events. The action takes place during one of the meetings of the Commission for Pardons. A petition from a young man, who killed two people, is being reviewed, one of whom was the son of an influential person. At the same time, in the correctional facility where he is serving his sentence, a hostage situation unfolds (another real case, supported by documentary footage included in the film). In such an environment—one of psychological pressure—the members of the Commission must make the right decision...
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Valeriy Degtyar
Мартов
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Saving Leningrad
Anastasiya Melnikova
Нина Александровна
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Saving Leningrad
Sergey Koshonin
Ратиков
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Nevskiy
Andrei Tolubeyev
народный артист
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Dobrynya Nikitich and Gorynych the Dragon
To Kill a Dragon
Sergey Barkovsky
доктор Кактус
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The Inhabited Island 2: Rebellion
Battle for Sevastopol
Sergey Bekhterev
Чмо
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Shadowboxing
Ekaterina Tolubeyeva
Татьяна Николаевна
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Trait
Sergey Galich
Владимир Есенин
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A Woman in Berlin
The Weapon
Yuriy Glavatskiy
эпизод
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Natali Kozyreva
эпизод
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Trait
Mikhail Apartsev
врач в колонии
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Trait
Natalya Danilova
медсестра в колонии
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Alexey Kozyrev Director · Mikhail Apartsev Director Alexandr Dobriyanik Cinematographer
First release October 18, 2007 · Produced in Russia · Original title Казнить нельзя помиловать
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Russia
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Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 18, 2007
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